package com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation;

Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo). Also defines factory methods used for creating instances for serialization, deserialization.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – Type of Object Identifiers produced.
/** * Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers * (as annotated using {@link JsonIdentityInfo}). * Also defines factory methods used for creating instances * for serialization, deserialization. * * @param <T> Type of Object Identifiers produced. */
@SuppressWarnings("serial") public abstract class ObjectIdGenerator<T> implements java.io.Serializable { /* /********************************************************** /* Accessors /********************************************************** */ public abstract Class<?> getScope();
Method called to check whether this generator instance can be used for Object Ids of specific generator type and scope; determination is based by passing a configured "blueprint" (prototype) instance; from which the actual instances are created (using newForSerialization).
Returns:True if this instance can be used as-is; false if not
/** * Method called to check whether this generator instance can * be used for Object Ids of specific generator type and * scope; determination is based by passing a configured * "blueprint" (prototype) instance; from which the actual * instances are created (using {@link #newForSerialization}). * * @return True if this instance can be used as-is; false if not */
public abstract boolean canUseFor(ObjectIdGenerator<?> gen);
Accessor that needs to be overridden to return true if the Object Id may be serialized as JSON Object; used by, for example, JSOG handling. The reason accessor is needed is because handling such Object Ids is more complex and may incur additional buffering or performance overhead, avoiding of which makes sense for common case of scalar object ids (or native object ids some formats support).

Default implementation returns false, so needs to be overridden by Object-producing generators.

Since:2.5
/** * Accessor that needs to be overridden to return <code>true</code> * if the Object Id may be serialized as JSON Object; used by, for example, * JSOG handling. * The reason accessor is needed is because handling such Object Ids is * more complex and may incur additional buffering or performance overhead, * avoiding of which makes sense for common case of scalar object ids * (or native object ids some formats support). *<p> * Default implementation returns <code>false</code>, so needs to be overridden * by Object-producing generators. * * @since 2.5 */
public boolean maySerializeAsObject() { return false; }
Accessor that may be called (after verifying (via maySerializeAsObject()) whether given name
Params:
  • name – Name of property to check
  • parser – Parser that points to property name, in case generator needs further verification (note: untyped, because JsonParser is defined in `jackson-core`, and this package does not depend on it).
Since:2.5
/** * Accessor that may be called (after verifying (via {@link #maySerializeAsObject()}) * whether given name * * @param name Name of property to check * @param parser Parser that points to property name, in case generator needs * further verification (note: untyped, because <code>JsonParser</code> is defined * in `jackson-core`, and this package does not depend on it). * * @since 2.5 */
public boolean isValidReferencePropertyName(String name, Object parser) { return false; } /* /********************************************************** /* Factory methods /********************************************************** */
Factory method to create a blueprint instance for specified scope. Generators that do not use scope may return 'this'.
/** * Factory method to create a blueprint instance for specified * scope. Generators that do not use scope may return 'this'. */
public abstract ObjectIdGenerator<T> forScope(Class<?> scope);
Factory method called to create a new instance to use for serialization: needed since generators may have state (next id to produce).

Note that actual type of 'context' is com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider, but can not be declared here as type itself (as well as call to this object) comes from databind package.

Params:
  • context – Serialization context object used (of type com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider; may be needed by more complex generators to access contextual information such as configuration.
/** * Factory method called to create a new instance to use for * serialization: needed since generators may have state * (next id to produce). *<p> * Note that actual type of 'context' is * <code>com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider</code>, * but can not be declared here as type itself (as well as call * to this object) comes from databind package. * * @param context Serialization context object used (of type * <code>com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider</code>; * may be needed by more complex generators to access contextual * information such as configuration. */
public abstract ObjectIdGenerator<T> newForSerialization(Object context);
Method for constructing key to use for ObjectId-to-POJO maps.
/** * Method for constructing key to use for ObjectId-to-POJO maps. */
public abstract IdKey key(Object key); /* /********************************************************** /* Methods for serialization /********************************************************** */
Method used for generating a new Object Identifier to serialize for given POJO.
Params:
  • forPojo – POJO for which identifier is needed
Returns:Object Identifier to use.
/** * Method used for generating a new Object Identifier to serialize * for given POJO. * * @param forPojo POJO for which identifier is needed * * @return Object Identifier to use. */
public abstract T generateId(Object forPojo); /* /********************************************************** /* Helper classes /********************************************************** */
Simple key class that can be used as a key for ObjectId-to-POJO mappings, when multiple ObjectId types and scopes are used.
/** * Simple key class that can be used as a key for * ObjectId-to-POJO mappings, when multiple ObjectId types * and scopes are used. */
public final static class IdKey implements java.io.Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
Type of ObjectIdGenerator used for generating Object Id
/** * Type of {@link ObjectIdGenerator} used for generating Object Id */
public final Class<?> type;
Scope of the Object Id (may be null, to denote global)
/** * Scope of the Object Id (may be null, to denote global) */
public final Class<?> scope;
Object for which Object Id was generated: can NOT be null.
/** * Object for which Object Id was generated: can NOT be null. */
public final Object key; private final int hashCode; public IdKey(Class<?> type, Class<?> scope, Object key) { if (key == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can not construct IdKey for null key"); } this.type = type; this.scope = scope; this.key = key; int h = key.hashCode() + type.getName().hashCode(); if (scope != null) { h ^= scope.getName().hashCode(); } hashCode = h; } @Override public int hashCode() { return hashCode; } @Override public boolean equals(Object o) { if (o == this) return true; if (o == null) return false; if (o.getClass() != getClass()) return false; IdKey other = (IdKey) o; return (other.key.equals(key)) && (other.type == type) && (other.scope == scope); } @Override public String toString() { return String.format("[ObjectId: key=%s, type=%s, scope=%s]", key, (type == null) ? "NONE" : type.getName(), (scope == null) ? "NONE" : scope.getName()); } } }